dmyrick

i have the escort X50. flame away i dont care

C63newdude

I have a couple of Escort 9500IX(newest) it has a GPS storage speed camera and speed traps and photo enforcement locations nationwide. It gets updated via satellite and thorugh the website.

Kjellster

I have the Escort 9500CI and swear by it. It has saved me numerous times. Its got the GPS, Updateabel database for speed traps, red light cameras, etc. It learns false signals by GPS locations so after driving around my neighborhood for awhile it learns all false alarms. Its great....

Ron Jr

I hate wires dangling so I got the Escort Solo 2. Not as intelligent as the 9500s but still good enough on the highways.

chino1031

I have the Valentine 1. I love that radar. It can be connected to the cars electrical system so you wont need that wire hanging in the middle of the dash

F1MB

I have the Escort 9500XI, had it wired in and have a mute button next to my seat. It has saved my *ss!!! so many times, but when they point laser be ready to hit the break.

sflgator

V1. I put my older Escort 8500 in my wife's GL450, and as much as I like the Escort, the V1 is more sensitive for Ka and Laser AND once you live with the V1 Arrows, there's no going back without them...the arrows are very helpful!

dockt

is there any way of installing the valentine so it looks "factory"?

Ron Jr

I think MidCity has a module but it might be for an escort.

bluejae

i've got 2 v1s. love them. could use some extra features such as gps and less false alarms but i guess you can't have the best of both. like the escort with arrows, or the v1 with gps. if my phone had gps, i would be using trapster.

Jae Duk

V1 here....I just stuffed the wire in the roof and led it to the glove box and use the outlet there

HarrietnMe

I have been looking into this as well, but have not pulled the trigger. I am trying to figure out if the Passport 9500 laser 'jammers' really work. Cool concept, just wondering if they are a gimmick. Also, saw a website that showed a Valentine installation where the display was built into the rearview mirror. Very slick! Anybody know anything about either of these?

Still waiting to get my baby back from the shop. I hopped a curb and did considerable damage to both left wheels and suspension.

dmyrick

you realize theres is an outlet right next to the gear shifter right. its hidden next to the shifter.

hhughes1

I have a 9500 ci and the laser jammers do work well but they are not as powerful as the laser specific options out there. The radar sensitivity is great and the stealth install seals the deal (imo). The V1 etched into the mirror is done by someone affiliated with Rennteck and runs ~$3500.

INDY_WHITE_C63

IMO..V1 hands down...originally purchased 9500i as I didn't think I could wait for the V1, ordered a V1 and returned the 9500i and didn't look back, well worth the wait. Arrows are an EXCELLENT feature and once you learn the radar detector you will love it...I too stuffed my wire in the roof, along the top of the windshield, down the pillar, and tapped into power beside the glove box for an easy professionally installed look, hope this helps

vitamink

Can any one share some pics after installation? I am just afraid it looks ugly in the car with all the wires and increase the chance of broken window.. Definitely need one for this car…

sflgator

Since it's so hot here, I always remove my V1 from the windshield bracket (without unplugging it) and store it near my pedals (so it's in the shade) almost every time I exit the car and it's parked outside in the sun.

dmyrick

Thanks for all the info guys, but i think i will stick with my escort X50. all the other bells an whistles sound great but all i need one to do is pick up radar so i can slow down. But if my X50 stops working i will go back to this thread and use one of your suggestions.
Cheers

Jae Duk

You mean the one used for smoking? If that's the one you're talking about yea I knew that, but wire wouldn't extend that long. I basically made mine so you can't see any wires. There was this one part I couldn't stuff in which was on the passenger side from the window to the door hinge area so it shows like 3 inches of wire. Can't really tell and it's not like it stands out so

dmyrick

sounds like you made a good effort to hide the wires and it looks good good for you i wish i could figure out how to hid my wires without leaving the glove box open a pic of your would probably enlighten me if its not too much trouble

Newzchspy

Is this a question or a comment??? There's a ton of sites addressing, BUT the consensus seems to be:

Redline (not yet released)

Escort 9500 iX or 9500 i

Valentine One

** Pick your poison, some people love one or another **** You can even run both if they are separated far enough as to not interfere with one another **

dmyrick

nothing important i had just ask about police cars an got flamed buy just about everybody on the forum so i was kind of expecting the same for my next post.

Newzchspy

I love my V-1s too, BUT lookie at the new Redline by Escort. In almost all of the most recent August 2009 tests by Radar Roy, save one, the Redline beat the V-1 significantly, particularly on the lethal "photo radar" in Arizona (which has a very narrow almost vertical beam) I've been trolling those forums for about 10 years and the new Escort Redline looks like a winner. Its about $500 clams, but if it tests out well, its worth the $$. My 9500 iX is great for locating red light and speed cameras BUT is not as good as the V-1 on off-axis radar hits (meaning from the side which is co-sine error anyway). For about $100.00, you can get a Speed Cheetah unit that'll update by USB and also gives you al the camera locations for the cont USA and Europe as well and you can still use your V-1 for radar/lidar. It doesnt interfere.

Jae Duk

The glove compartment is closed. My car is in the shop right now...hopefully I'll get it back tomorrow or Monday. I'll take a picture then and post it. I'll try to explain it now though.

I have the V1 set up next to the rear view mirror and I have the wire going through the roof where the window and the roof touch. If you feel it there's a gap where you can fit the wires in. I snaked it all the way to the passenger side and led it down. You can stuff it in there as well. I snaked it all the way to the bottom and it sticks out on the dash where the pillar is on the left hand side and I snaked it on the side where the door and the dash will touch. You'll see a big "D" kinda shape there. From there the wire is just goes into the glove box.

It really doesn't move or fall, but once in a while it might. I've only had to fix it twice in the last year. Just make sure you stretch the wire all the way straight so when you close the glove box compartment you won't have any loose wires dangling.
You might need a flat head screw driver to stuff the wires in at the pillars when you run it down from the roof to the dash against the window. Hope this helps you a bit. I'll be sure to take some pictures and pm them over as soon as I get it back.

Veho

Anyone know if its illegal to use a radar detector in the NY area?